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[Eric Sandall <eric AT sandall.us>]

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Arwed von Merkatz wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> 
> here's a question that needs a resolution before the next stable can be
> released: how do we want to handle the policykit dependency on linux-pam? 
> [0]
> 
> Currently that dependency is missing from the spell. If we add it, we
> essentially force all gnome users to use linux-pam instead of shadow.
> So far we've always given users the choice not to use PAM, and I think
> we should continue to do so.
> 
> I see two options right now, with one not tested yet:
> a) add hard dependency on linux-pam to policykit
> b) remove polkit-agent-helper from the policykit build if pam is not
>    available
> 
> Upstream currently only supports linux-pam, although a shadow backend
> for the agent would be added by upstream if someone writes it[1].
> I will try option b), but I'm not sure how much I can test if it works
> while having the whole test system in a chroot.
> 
> [0] http://bugs.sourcemage.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15427
> [1] 
> http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/polkit-devel/2009-October/000228.html

I prefer b) as well. All my systems use PAM so I'd only be able to test
in a chroot as well. Anyone without PAM willing to help?

- -sandalle

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